A month had passed. I was finally starting to get used to living in the DiLaurentis house. I had talked to my parents over Skype recently. Apparently Mike had a girlfriend now. I think they were hoping that when the year was over, she wouldn't try to convince him to stay. In other news, Hanna's mom found out about her bulimia and she spent some time in therapy. She had lost some weight, but I think they were trying to push healthier ways of doing it on her. I guess I didn't know how bad she was. I didn't know anything about bulimia and Ali seemed to feel bad about it.
Anyway, today was a pretty significant day. Today was the day that Jason was getting out of rehab. I hope that he was really ready to leave. I know there are stories about people who leave rehab too early and then end up falling off the wagon and dying. I didn't know enough about Jason's drug or alcohol habits, but I knew that I didn't want him to die. Ali used to talk about him getting high all of the time, but I can't confirm that was actually what he did.
Ali walked in the door first. Her stomach was beginning protrude. It wasn't that big and I knew that it would only get bigger. It wasn't something that I was just seeing.
"Well, that took forever." She whined. I'm pretty sure that her hormones were all over the place and she was never a very patient to begin with, so she was even worse.
Then Jason walked in with their parents. He actually had a smile on his face. It wasn't his usually egotistical smirk, but a genuine smile and I had to admit that he had a really nice smile. I blushed because I had to look away. I don't like Ali's brother. I definitely don't like Ali's brother.
"So…" I started, not sure what to say. Was I supposed to ask him how he feels? Was I supposed to ask him how was rehab? "Are you happy to be home?"
"Yeah." Jason answered.
"Get a room." Ali teased. She then realized where we were. "And make sure that room isn't here."
"Ali!" I chided her.
"So are you three going to be okay here alone tonight?" Her mother asked. I'm pretty sure that we were supposed to watch him. I doubt that he wasn't going to be too thrilled about being babysat by two 15-year-old girls, one of them being his pregnant little sister. Maybe if we were lucky, we could find something that all three of us agreed on. Maybe we could all just watch a movie while we ordered some pizzas. True, I was considering switching to full on veganism, but I'm not sure where the harm in having milk is. As far as I know, dairy cows are not slaughtered and kept for most of their lives to provide milk. Also, it's apparently something that cows like.
After the parents left, we had to decide where we were going to order pizza from. Rosewood didn't really have any of the chain pizza places. That wasn't to say that there weren't any good pizza places in town. In fact, they may actually be better.
"So you got the number for Mark's?" I asked. One of the reasons that I liked Mark's was that he was trying to sound Italian in any way like some wannabe stores.
"Have we decided what we are going to order yet?" Ali asked. That was an important decision to make.
"Yes, we're going to get one pizza with veggies and one with the works." Jason replied. "Plus an order of breadsticks and one order of cinnabread."
"Sounds good." I declared. I looked over to Ali and she nodded her head. I wished that she and her brother would get along as I ordered in.
"So did anything interesting happen while I was gone?" Jason asked.
"Ian was arrested for apparently shooting child porn." Ali explained. "You wouldn't know anything about that being his friend would you?"
"Ian's a pervert that likes to spy on teenage girls." Jason remarked. "I didn't want any part of that."
"So, is there any movie that both of you like?" I asked, trying to change the subject.
"Pirates." The two of them answered at the same time. It was actually a little bit creepy. I do remember that when I first met Alison the coolest thing that she said her brother had ever done for her was taking her to see Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
"Okay then we can watch that." I stated as I grabbed the DVD. It turned out that they had it on Blu-Ray. I hadn't fully perused their selection, but I did know that they had a Blu-Ray player. My family didn't have one. We're not cash-strapped by any means, but the DiLaurentis family is the second most wealthy in Rosewood, next to the Hastings. (Who they live next to.)
When it came time to start the movie, I figured that I should sit between the two of them. They were going to suddenly get along even though they both liked the movie. We figured that it would be good to take a break in the middle of the movie whenever the food arrived. They said it would be 30 minutes. I'll admit, I'm the biggest fan of the movies, but since it was something that the two of them enjoyed, I would watch.
I was the one who answered the door when the pizza guy arrived. Of course, I wasn't the one who had any movie, so it was kind of pointless for me to do so. Jason paid and we stopped the movie so we could eat. I don't know why I needed a whole pizza. I was probably the only one who would be eating it. I guess that I could save it. I would definitely be having some breadsticks and cinnabread.
"So do you really not know who the father is?" Jason asked. He didn't sound angry. It was something that was brought up during any of the visits.
"If I saw him, I would remember him." Ali answered. "I can't tell you a name because there were a lot of people there. Oh, but it's not this guy in the photo that I took with CeCe. She was the one having sex with that guy. He was younger and everything was completely legal, I promise. You know, this is really good pizza."
"Doesn't everything taste good when you're pregnant?" I asked.
"I haven't tasted everything, and I'm still not entirely sure what all is going to happen with this baby." Ali admitted. She then looked to her brother. "I know that you may be upset, but this baby is going to affect all of us."
"I've actually come to grips with the situation that you're going to have a baby." Jason replied. "I kind of am looking forward to being the best uncle that I can be. Being in rehab did change me. I know I need to be there for you."
I smiled. I was a watching a genuine moment between a brother and sister. Suddenly, my phone rang and the two of them just looked at me.
"Sorry, my phone just stepped all over your moment." I apologized. I noticed that the call was from Hanna. I decided to go take it elsewhere. "Hanna, Jason and Ali were having a meaningful conversation."
"Yeah, sorry, whatever." Hanna replied. "Anyway, I have an announcement to make. I've decided that as soon as I lose 10 more pounds, I am going to have a party so everyone can see how hot I look. I've already got the dress I want to wear picked out."
"Hanna, are you still making yourself puke?" I asked.
"No." Hanna replied. "I mean I'm just eating less and starting to do some exercise. I mean I don't want to be ripped, but I think I can lose 10 pounds in a mouth. I just have to cut my calorie intake and lay off the snacks, especially stuff with dairy in it because those are calorie bombs. Oh, and I'm drinking low-fat milk now."
"Okay." I replied. "Are you still coming to hang out in the park with us, tomorrow?"
"Yes, I'll be there." Hanna promised.
"Well I've gotta go." I remarked. "Talk to you later."
I hung up the phone and returned to the two siblings. They had finished eating, but hadn't started the movie back up yet. That was nice of them.
"So, I'm sorry about that." I replied. "That was Hanna. She's having a party at some point…you know I probably should have considered that you probably can't go."
"She probably didn't even say when she was having this party." Ali remarked.
"I know I'm not really caught up on everything, but I think I was under the impression that none of you were really that popular anymore." Jason remarked.
"How about we just restart the movie?" I suggested, wanting to avoid further conflict between the two of them, especially since they had been getting along so well.
Jason pushed the play button and I began to eat my cinnabread. After I was done, I took my seat in between the two of them. Jason was on my left and Ali was on the right.
So after the movie was over, Ali had the idea to put in the second one, even though it was already 9:00. Those are not short movies. I had a feeling that I would possibly be passed out by the time that it was done.
I decided to take a break to go to bathroom. I was definitely pleased how things were going. Sure, there wasn't a lot of talking, but there wasn't any fighting either. I didn't know when Mr. and Mrs. DiLaurentis were going to show up. I actually wasn't exactly sure where they had gone.
After I was done, I went back into the living room and took my seat again. Ali noticed I wasn't paying much attention to the movie.
"Do you not like the movie?" She asked.
"I'm really not a fan of these movies." I admitted. "I'm mainly watching it because the two of you wanted to."
"You know you live here too, now." Jason pointed out. "You don't have to do everything that we want to."
"Well considering that you just got out of rehab, and this is a movie that both of you like. I'm happy that the two of you are happy right now." I explained. "After all, your family took me in, especially when you had plenty of other problems to deal with."
"So do you feel homesick not being with your family?" Jason asked.
"Well it does feel weird not being able to see them every day." I answered. "Mike has an Icelandic girlfriend now. He seems so happy. I don't want to tell him about what happened because I know that it will change everything."
"He's going to find out eventually, Aria." Alison piped in. "Your mom is going to find out too, and things probably will change, but face it your dad is a scumbag. I wouldn't be surprised if Meredith wasn't the first girl he was boning."
"Can we not talk about my dad right now?" I asked. I decided to focus on the movie.
By the time that the movie was over, I was had fallen asleep I was resting my head on Jason's shoulder. I woke up about halfway through him carrying me up the stairs.
"Did I fall asleep?" I asked with a yawn.
"Yeah, you know Ali wanted to take some pictures of you." He replied. "I don't know if you've noticed, but photography is kind of her thing now."
"Well it's good for her to have a hobby." I remarked. "You can put me down now."
He set me down and finished walking to Ali's/my room. I was glad that he didn't just put me in bed, because I still needed to wash my makeup off and changes into my PJs. Sleeping when you're wearing chains is not a good idea.
When I woke up in the morning, I began to walk to the bathroom to take a shower, hoping that it was unoccupied. I had no such luck and Ali had beaten me to it. I walked around and noticed Jason looking through a box of stuff in his room. Since the door was open, I decided to pop in.
"What are you looking at?" I asked curiously.
"I found this old box that had some stuff of my mom's in it." He explained.
"Are you sure that you should be looking through that?" I questioned.
"I would think that this is something that my parents don't want me to know about." He explained. "There are a bunch of letters here between my mom and a man whose handwriting that I can't decipher, but I am sure is not my dad. I wish i had some way of finding out who this is. They're dated a few months before I was conceived."
I decided to look over some of the papers. The correspondences were between a P and a J, which of course stood for Jessica DiLaurentis. I could help but realize that I had seen the handwriting somewhere before. I know that I knew someone who wrote like that. I just had to think before I found the answer. I was then hit with it. I did know whose handwriting that was.
"So do you think that this guy is real father?" I asked him. "Are you sure that's what these are?"
"I'm pretty sure." He explained. "So do you know who P is?"
"Yes." I answered. "If this person is your father, than your father is Peter Hastings."
You probably knew that this part was coming. Jason found out that he has two more sisters. Melissa probably won't be appearing much if at all, but Spencer will definitely be surprised by it. Alison of course already knows this. I also decided to follow up on the Alison taking photos of Aria. Finally, there's the random piece of information that Mike has a girlfriend. That may be the only time you hear about him. Please don't forget to review.
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